diff --git a/recipes-ros/catkin/catkin-native_0.5.58.bb b/recipes-ros/catkin/alternative-recipe-catkin-native_0.5.58.bb
similarity index 100%
rename from recipes-ros/catkin/catkin-native_0.5.58.bb
rename to recipes-ros/catkin/alternative-recipe-catkin-native_0.5.58.bb
diff --git a/recipes-ros/catkin/catkin_0.5.58.bb b/recipes-ros/catkin/catkin_0.5.58.bb
index 0b9684929453da3cc7ebaf6efc0509e02aeee85f..76e47b2c79191d29cf94db0856b62d46744a6279 100644
--- a/recipes-ros/catkin/catkin_0.5.58.bb
+++ b/recipes-ros/catkin/catkin_0.5.58.bb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ DEPENDS = "python-empy-native python-catkin-pkg-native"
 
 EXTRA_OECMAKE = "-DSETUPTOOLS_DEB_LAYOUT=OFF"
 
+BBCLASSEXTEND += "native"
 inherit cmake pythonnative python-dir
 
 FILES_${PN} += "${libdir}/${PYTHON_DIR}/* ${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/*"